February 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM - Regular Business Meeting

Description:  Proposed agenda is tentative and subject to change until approved at the beginning of the meeting

Description:  Presentations, discussions, and items for Board action at future meetings

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Topics:

• Superintendent's Update
• FY26 Budget Update
• Comprehensive Achievement & Civic Readiness Advisory Committee Proposal

Description:  Policy matters referred from the Policy Committee

Description:  ** Forwarded from 'Policy Committee' **

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Description:  Board will vote on these items during the meeting

Description:  Items on the consent agenda are adopted as a group and the overall vote outcome is applied to each item as if they were voted upon individually. Approval of the consent agenda includes authorization for the appropriate board officer(s) or school district administrator(s) to sign all documents necessary to effectuate the items.

Description:  List A includes all hiring actions by the district since the previous board meeting. Effective upon board approval, per dates listed.

Moved that the board accepts the personnel recommendations and authorizes the appropriate board officer(s) or school district administrator(s) to sign all documents necessary to effectuate these agreements.

Description:  List B includes all employment separations that require board action since the previous board meeting. List B will be posted on the agenda the day prior to the meeting. Effective upon board approval, per dates listed.

Moved that the board accepts the personnel recommendations and authorizes the appropriate board officer(s) or school district administrator(s) to sign all documents necessary to effectuate these agreements. 

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Moved that the Board:

1. Accept the filing of the Charges proposing to discharge Tenured Teacher(s) for the grounds alleged in the Charges.
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board of Education to serve Tenured Teacher(s) with a copy of the Charges filed with the Clerk on February 4, 2025 and amended on February 7, 2025, and give notice to the Tenured Teacher(s) of the teacher's rights to a hearing or arbitration under the Teacher Tenure Act.
3. Authorize the District's legal counsel to select a hearing officer or an arbitrator, as applicable, if the Tenured Teacher(s) requests a hearing.

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Officer of Operations to execute a contract with All Furniture Inc for moving services at VMIA, Northstar, M&O and Royalston Warehouse, for a term of 02/11/2025 to 12/31/2025, for an amount not to exceed $198,576.00.

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Officer of Operations to execute an amendment to contract 4400002839 to increase the contract amount by $5,000,000.00, for a term of 02/11/2025 to 06/30/2027. The cumulative contract amount with the amendment is $22,150,000.00.

Description:  Authorizing the Deputy Superintendent to execute an amendment to contract 2025-440002347 with College Nannies and Tutors to increase the contract amount by $40,950 for the term of 2/11/2025-7/31/2025. The cumulative contract amount with the amendment is $1,177,996.50.

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Officer of Operations to execute a contract with Construction Results Corporation for labor, materials, equipment and incidentals to complete window replacement at Longfellow HS, for a term of 02/11/2025 to 09/30/2026, for an amount not to exceed $2,135,584.00.

Description:  Authorizing the Deputy Superintendent to execute an amendment to contract 2025-4400002488 with David Hoy and Associates to increase the contract amount by $45,348.48, for the term of 2/11/2025 to 6/30/2025. The cumulative amount with the amendment is $677,717.48.

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Officer of Operations to execute a contract with H2I for locker replacements, for a term of 02/11/2025 to 06/30/2025, for an amount not to exceed $261,495.00.

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Officer of Operations to execute an amendment to contract 4400002850 with Lorenz Bus Service to increase the contract amount by $1,200,000, for a term of 02/11/2025 to 06/30/2027. The cumulative contract amount with the amendment is $2,500,000.00.

Description:  Authorizing the Deputy Superintendent to execute a contract with Minneapolis Community & Technical College for providing staff coordination for summer camps and career exploration for Gear Up/PSEO students, faculty stipends, supplies, student employees salary for mentorship, bus transportation to industry site visits related to the camps, food for students, etc. for the following schools: Roosevelt, South, Edison, Wellstone, Heritage, North, Camden, and FAIR. 

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Officer of Operations to execute a contract with Upper Midwest Athletics for field event repair and track restriping at Edison High School, for a term of 02/11/2025 to 12/31/2025, for an amount not to exceed $192,562.70.

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Officer of Operations to execute an amendment to contract 4400002849 with MTN Transportation to increase the contract amount by $500,000, for a term of 02/11/2025 to 06/30/2027. The cumulative contract amount with the amendment is $13,500,000.00.

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Officer of Operations to execute a contract with Roofers Mart for renewing the life-cycled out and failing roof at Northstar, for a term of 01/22/2025 to 06/30/2025, for an amount not to exceed $161,098.50.

Description:  Authorizing Senior Finance Officer Diop to execute a contract with Sun Life for FMLA and ADA leave services for a term of 3 years for an amount not to exceed $155,000.

Description:  Authorizing the Senior Officer of Operations to execute a contract with True North Consulting Group for camera, intrusion detection and access control upgrades, for a term of 02/11/2025 to 06/30/2025, for an amount not to exceed $154,290.00.

Description:  Action or informational items from Board Directors